LaLiga in India organised a friendly football match between Spanish and Argentinian national hockey teams

The two teams took part in a LaLiga-organised event recently ahead of the Hockey World League finals

New Delhi: LaLiga in India recently organised a friendly football match between Argentinian and Spanish national hockey teams ahead of the Hockey World League finals.

Argentina, who sit top of the world rankings, and Spain, who are ranked ninth, will pit their wits against one another in the World League finals in Odisha on 5 December. Before then, however, they will be enjoying a kick-about, with Spaniards Miki Delas, Álvaro Iglesias and Sergi Enrique showcased their footballing skills up against Argentinian trio Mati Rey, Ignacio Ortiz and Lucas Vila.

Argentina lost the friendly match to Spain by 3-2. The goal scorers from Spain were Miki Delas (2) and Álvaro Iglesias whereas Lucas Vila and Ignacio Ortiz scored from Argentina’s team.

The event took place on the grass of the Mayfair Lagoon hotel in Bhubaneswar, behind the Tea Pot restaurant, on Friday 1 December at 17:00 local time.